Swapped the Frankencar for the Injen yesterday! It looks SWEET!! I'll have pics up in the next few days or so. I'm prolly going to replace the red vacuum hoses out for black since they don't match anything else in my engine compartment.

The WOT sound is not quite as impressive as the FC, especially above 4K rpm. But it does growl a little more off the line below 4K. Interesting.

It's also more quiet around town and throttle response seems quicker in traffic, etc. Highway cruising volume is about the same as the FC, which is almost nonexistent unless you floor it.

My butt dyno thinks acceleration at highway speeds is about the same, but low-end torque seems slightly stronger. Hard to tell.

The whistle is not only not as loud as the FC, but easier to avoid by adjusting the gas pedal. A nice bonus!

I might look into the bypass valve I've heard about to prevent water from getting into the intake, but I know little about it. The place that the filter sits does seem pretty isolated, though. The plastic shroud that runs along the bottom front of the engine compartment seems like it should do a pretty good job of keeping the water out.

Anyway...pics will be up soon. I'll let you know. Oh yeah...I got it from Optauto for $266 shipped. It arrived in less than one week after ordering it.

Tony

 

I don't think Injen makes the bypass valve you're talking about, do they? As far as I know, only AEM does, but I wonder if that would fit.

 

AEM makes the air bypass valve. And according to an Injen engineer, it will fit on an Injen CAI.

 

Thanks for the great info. I can't wait for the pics! That Injen intake sounds just like the one I want.

 

was the install hard?.........do you feel like it gives you more hp??..i have the stillen intake and i wanted to get a new one....thanks....

 

Nice Tony ! This will be a great addition to your already Spankin looking car !

 

does it have a constant hiss like the CAI from place racing for the 4th gens?....some cars just sit there and "hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss" at idle..you cant hear it inside with the windows rolled up..but you can definatly hear it outside walking by..

 

sigh, after all this talk of aftermarket intakes blowing the MAFs im really hesitant to even install my berk intake.

god, wtf am i to do...

 

I feel the same way about purchasing one at all.

 

Me too!!!!

 

Im happy with my Franken ! And my MAF is 100 % great !

 

until when? can you tell the future? if so, email me some lottery numbers!!!

i guess this is how you pay for all your mods eh, bro?

 

If I blow my Maf , then I will smack my stock back on, if not I will just pay for a new one.....

 

The install was very easy. The instructions were actually quite clear (compared to the FC).

More hp? Hmmmmm...hard to tell. One thing's for sure, it seems like the car responds a little quicker when I hit the gas...especially around town.

Tony

 

Thanks! I like the looks of this intake way better than the FC. By the time you read this I probably will have the pictures up on my homepage!

Tony

 

I don't know about the place racing hiss, but the hiss on the Injen is not as noticeable as the FC. The FC (especially when the engine was cold) had LOTS of hiss. But, I can still hear it.

Tony

 

Pictures are up! They are on page 3 of my homepage.

Tony

 

What are you talking about? The red hoses match the mounting brackets of your FSTB.

 

I don't like those either!!

Tony

 

that's why when I get my injen I will replace those couplers with blue ones.

 

I've never been a big fan of colored hoses, wires, etc. in an engine compartment. Although, I wouldn't mind some sort of stainless steel braided hoses or something like that. That would be cool.

Tony

 

How does it brake? If you leave it alone, and just put the berk in, it will work no issues. I think because people remove the piece inside the midpipe, they are braking the MAF sensor. Oh well, for $70, and 15 minutes...just throw teh old one in.

 

Tony you could get the kit that puts a steel braided cover over your hoses. Goto nopi.com under universal engine.

 

Car looks hott Tony. I like that intake

 

looks good. i agree w/ you not a big fan of the colored hoses. nice looking setup. makes me want one. is there one for the 2k2

 

Yep.

 

If I was you, I would be shopping for springs to reduce that Fender gap, real quick. ! Your wheels look nice !

 

the only way the MAF blows is if u do something just totally wrong. i cant even think of how it can blow from an intake, unless some1 dropped the sensot shile installing the adapter?

 

100 % agree !

 

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